Learning 3D Printing

Learn the fundamentals of 3D printing and understand the variety of tools and technology available.

Introduction

• Explore the world of 3D printing

1. Discovering 3D Printing

• What is 3D printing?
• How 3D printing works
• What you can make with 3D printing
• The history of 3D printing

2. Introducing 3D Printing Technology

• 3D printing options
• Introducing fused deposition modeling
• Looking at stereolithography
• Laser sintering
• Jet technologies
• Full-color prints
• Metal printing
• Bio and biocompatible 3D printing

3. Design Basics for 3D Printing

• Mesh and manifold design
• Keeping track of units
• Designing for reality

4. Understanding 3D Software

• Types of software
• Creating a design with solid modeling
• Surface and mesh modeling
• 3D sculpting
• Computational design
• 3D scanning
• Mesh repair
• Introducing file repositories

Conclusion

• Next steps